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Bio-Inspired Soft Robotics: Design, Fabrication and Applications. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)The field of soft robotics has witnessed a remarkable surge in interest and innovation over the past decade, with bio-inspiration playing a pivotal role in driving forward the design, fabrication, and applications of these adaptable and resilient robotic
Zhong Y, Jiang P, Sun Y.
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Exploring Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics: A Review. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Soft robotics is closely related to embodied intelligence in the joint exploration of the means to achieve more natural and effective robotic behaviors via physical forms and intelligent interactions. Embodied intelligence emphasizes that intelligence is
Zhao Z +5 more
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Plant-like hooked miniature machines for on-leaf sensing and delivery
Communications Materials, 2021 Miniaturized systems for in situ plant applications are important to understand and preserve natural ecosystems. Here, the attachment of bioinspired microhooks to the surfaces of plant leaves is investigated, and on-leaf soft machines fabricated for ...
Isabella Fiorello +6 more
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Liquid-solid contact electrification when water droplets hit living plant leaves
Communications Materials, 2022 Contact electrification can generate useable charge on a variety of surfaces. Here, surface charge creation when a single water droplet hits various plant leaves is investigated, including the effect of droplet characteristics and whether the plant leaf ...
Serena Armiento +3 more
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An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments
Scientific Reports, 2023 Robotic locomotion in subterranean environments is still unsolved, and it requires innovative designs and strategies to overcome the challenges of burrowing and moving in unstructured conditions with high pressure and friction at depths of a few ...
Riddhi Das +4 more
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ActuatorsSoft robotics is an emerging field dedicated to the design and development of robots with soft structures. Soft robots offer unique capabilities in terms of flexibility, adaptability, and safety of physical interaction, and therefore provide advanced ...
Narges Ghobadi +3 more
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Recycling-oriented fabrication of soft robots
, 2022 571576Climate change is continuing, and more environmental awareness is required these days. In this context, plastics are a controversial topic. On top of this, a current plastics-based field of research is developing with great interest: soft robotics.
Nguyen, Anh Minh, Seibel, Arthur
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Soft robots provide a pathway to accurately mimic biological creatures and be integrated into their environment with minimal invasion or disruption to their ecosystem.
Samuel M. Youssef +4 more
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Dynamic Task Space Control Enables Soft Manipulators to Perform Real‐World Tasks
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Dynamic motions are a key feature of robotic arms, enabling them to perform tasks quickly and efficiently. A majority of real‐world soft robots rely on a quasistatic control approach, without taking dynamic characteristics into consideration. As a result,
Oliver Fischer +3 more
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Nanostructured materials for soft robotics - sensors and actuators
, 2022 S.147-156The advances in nanotechnology during the past two decades have led to several breakthroughs in material sciences. Ongoing and future tasks are related to the transfer of the unique properties of nanostructured materials to the macroscopic ...
Kolaric, Ivica +2 more
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